Mexico High School
Public high school in Mexico, Missouri · Mexico 59 School District · Grades 9–12
Mexico High School serves 734 students in grades 9–12 in Mexico (Audrain County). It is one of 5 schools in Mexico 59 School District. By enrollment it is the 128th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mexico 59 School District |
| County | Audrain County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292081001137 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mexico 59 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 734 | 2,374 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.9% | 84.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mexico High School in context
Size
Mexico High School is the only high school in Mexico 59 School District. Its 734 students are 30.9% of the district's 2,374. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.6 miles away and have a median of 255 students, so Mexico High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 204 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 162, against an average of 184 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (162 against 183). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 73.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mexico 59 (72.9%). Two or more races students are next, at 10.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.2% across Mexico 59 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 19.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Mexico High School has 46.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 734 students would have about 60.2 teachers, so Mexico High School has 13.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Community High School, 13.1 miles away in Community R-VI School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 73.6% |
| Two or more races | 10.1% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% |
| Black | 6.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 183 |
| Grade 10 | 185 |
| Grade 11 | 204 |
| Grade 12 | 162 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
639 N Wade, Mexico, MO 65265
Phone: (573)581-4296
Website: mexicoschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mexico High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community High School | Community R-VI | 13.1 mi | 154 | 8.6 | 33.1% |
| Centralia High School | Centralia R-VI | 13.2 mi | 398 | 12.7 | 21.4% |
| North Callaway High School | North Callaway County R-I | 15.1 mi | 347 | 12.5 | 36.6% |
| Hallsville High School | Hallsville R-IV | 18.5 mi | 464 | 15.4 | 25.4% |
| Wellsville-Middletown High School | Wellsville Middletown R-I | 18.6 mi | 145 | 9.2 | 53.8% |
| Paris High School | Paris R-II | 21.2 mi | 163 | 11.6 | 42.9% |
| Fulton Senior High School | Fulton 58 | 21.3 mi | 659 | 16 | 42.8% |
| Sturgeon High School | Sturgeon R-V | 21.5 mi | 128 | 9.2 | 32% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mexico 59
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 418 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 442 |
| McMillan Early Learning Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 319 |
| Mexico Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 461 |